The MVPA awards are nothing if not completist. It is good to know the Best Hair award winner of a music video, just as it is that room can still be made in award ceremonies for Hollywood heavyweights such as Gore Verbinski alongside the current generation of animation superstars.
Here’s the complete list of MVPA 2004 award winners:
Pop Video of the Year
Revolver Film Company / Floria Sigismondi
Christina Aguilera FighterDirector of the Year
David LaChapelle
Christina Aguilera Voice Within / Jennifer Lopez Im Glad / No Doubt Its My LifeAlternative Video of the Year
Partizan / Alex & Martin
The White Stripes 7 Nation ArmyVideo of the Year
FM Rocks / Bryan Barber
Outkast Hey Ya!Rock Video of the Year
HSI Productions / David LaChapelle
No Doubt Its My LifeBest Direction of a New Artist
Michel Gondry
Steriogram Walkie Talkie ManCountry Video of the Year
Oil Factory Inc. / Sophie Muller
Dolly Parton Im GoneElectronic Music Video of the Year
Anonymous Content / Gore Verbinski
Crystal Method Born Too SlowBest Video Produced for Under $25,000
Little Minx / Laurent Briet
Mellowdrone Fashionably UninvitedBest Directorial Debut
Daniel Levi
LFO FreakAdult Contemporary Video of the Year
Merge @ Crossroads / Mark Pellington
Dave Matthews GravediggerHip-Hop Video of the Year
FM Rocks / Bryan Barber
Outkast Hey Ya!Best Special Effects
R!ot
Ludacris Stand UpBest Art Direction
Eric Beauchamp
Outkast Hey Ya!Best Styling
Carol Beadle and Trish Summerville
Christina Aguilera FighterSoundtrack Video of the Year
Merge @ Crossroads / Jesse Peretz
School of Rock School of RockBest Colorist / Telecine
Dave Hussey
Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z Crazy in LoveBest Direction of a Female Artist
Dave Meyers
Missy Elliott Pass That DutchBest Hair
Laurent
No Doubt Its My LifeBest Choreography
Frank Gatson, Jr. and LaVelle Smith
Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z Crazy in LoveBest Direction of a Male Artist
Bryan Barber
Outkast Hey Ya!Best Make-Up
Francesca Tolot
Christina Aguilera FighterR & B Video of the Year
FM Rocks / Jake Nava
Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z Crazy in LoveBest Cinematography
Christopher Soos
Christina Aguilera FighterBest Editing
Charlie Johnston, Geoff Hounsell, & Andy Grieve
The White Stripes Hardest Button to ButtonInternational Video of the Year
HSI Productions / Jonas Akerlund
Robbie Williams Come UndoneLifetime Achievement Award
Presented to David FincherKratz Award for Creative Excellence
Presented to Michel GondryHall of Fame Video Award
Beastie Boys Sabotage (1994)
Presented to Spike Jonze